People · Portugal
Vasco Maria Mateus Barata
3×3 · top 8.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since April 2023 · 2023BARA04
Vasco Maria Mateus Barata has been competing for 4 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 10.23, set at Portugal Championship 2026, puts him in the top 8.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 50th in Portugal. Until May 2007, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 10 competitions since April 2023, he has put 328 official solves on the record across eight events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one; 53% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. That figure sets aside his 5 DNFs. His 3×3 best has come down from 18.86 in April 2023 to 10.23, a 46% improvement. Vasco has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 10.23 | 11.89 | top 8.2% | 50 / 565 | |
| 2×2 | 2.58 | 4.24 | top 9.8% | 61 / 429 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.32 | 8.12 | top 15.2% | 51 / 269 | |
| Skewb | 5.34 | 7.05 | top 20.8% | 45 / 183 | |
| 4×4 | 1:07.86 | 1:18.02 | top 44.8% | 102 / 228 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 33.55 | 39.85 | top 54.6% | 87 / 162 | |
| Clock | 16.99 | 19.82 | top 55.5% | 82 / 132 | |
| Megaminx | 2:21.72 | — | early days — 2 solves | 64 / 115 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 9 Oct 2026Three personal bests in one day at Portugal Championship 2026.
- 17 May 2025Three personal bests in one day at Alter do Chão Open 2025.
- 29 Mar 2025Four personal bests in one day at Arraiolos Open 2025.
- 15 Feb 2025Four personal bests in one day at Seomara Side & Blind 2025.
- 21 Dec 2024Three personal bests in one day at Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024.
- 12 Oct 2024First sub-15 3×3: 13.84 at Luso-Bussaco Open 2024.
Competitions
- Portugal Championship 2026 · 9 Oct 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Alter do Chão Open 2025 · 17 May 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Arraiolos Open 2025 · 29 Mar 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Seomara Side & Blind 2025 · 15 Feb 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Cubes 'n Tides in Caparica 2024 · 21 Dec 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Luso-Bussaco Open 2024 · 12 Oct 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Portugal Championship 2024 · 30 Aug 2024 — 4 personal bests set
- Alter do Chão Open 2024 · 18 May 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Seomara Cube Fest 2024 · 24 Feb 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Lisboa Open 2023 · 22 Apr 2023
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Pedro Azevedo — met in 70 rounds, never finished ahead
- Kiary Roque Russo — met in 66 rounds, finished ahead 8 times
- Diogo Miguel Alves Guerreiro — met in 58 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
Next targets
- A sub-10 3×3 single — 21,606 people have one; it is 0.23 away.
- A sub-2 2×2 single — 9,039 people have one; it is 0.58 away.
Targets move as he improves.